The Washington critic., 1887-11-01
OUR STREET RAILWAYS.
How to Rcach All Portions OF tho
National Capital.


National Capital.
Fare for each person on all lines, 3 cents.
Tickets are sold by driver or conductor OF
oil oars 0 for 20 cents, good on any line.
Washington and Georgetown Railroad Starts
at GeorRetown, corner Of High street, down
Bridge street, across Rock Creek, east along
Pcnnsylvanla avenue, passing circle con
tanning Mills statue of Washington; Cor.
coran Gallery, stat ;, Warand Navy Depart.
ments; Presidents Ilonse, Lafayette Squire,
containing Mills equestrian statue Of An
drew jackson; Department of Justice (halt-
ing at Flft' enth street. where transfers arc
given to Fourteenth street Branch Fifteenth
street, past Riggs House and Treasury DO
partmcnt; agliin down Pennsylvania avenue
by Willard'sand other hotels, and through
the principal business portion Of the city,
crossing seventh street west at Center
Market twhcre transfers arc given TO tho
Seventh Street Branch. going north toward
Boundary street or south TO Potomac River,
past botanical Gardens 10 Naval Monument
here transfers are given TO branch running
TO Baltimore and Ohio Railroad depot, us
uing along u street south to Pennsylvania
avenue, turning Into Eighth street east, past
the Marine Barracks to Navy.Yard gate.
Returning, same route and conditions.
Fourteenth street Branch = starts at New
York avenue and Fifteenth street west out
Fourteenth street to Boundary, passing
Franklin Square and Thomas statue. Re.
turning, same route. Transfers given TO and
from main or Avenue line. Connects with
cars 10 Mount Pleasant every half hour.
Fare cents additional.
Seventh'strcet Branch-Starts at Boundary
and runs due south across the city along
seventh street west, passing Mount Vernon
Square, patont and Postoffoes, Odd.Fel'
lows Hall, crossing Pennsylvania avenue
at Centre Market and City Postofiice lwhero
transfers are given TO the main or Avenue
llnel, continuing across tho Mall, past the
Smithsonian Institution and National Mu'
scum, 20 the wharves Of the Mount Vernon.
Norfolk and other steamers and Alexandria
ferry. Returning, same route.
Metropolitan Rallwny-i.eaving Georgetown,
where II makes u circuit Of West, High,
fayette, Second, Dumbarton and Mont
gomcry streets, passing near Georgetown
College, Academy of the Visitation. High
Service Reservoir, and oak Hiii Cemetery,
over Rock Crock to i street north, thence
along Connecticut avenue amidst the paa'
tial residences Of the West End, Including
that Of the British minister; along Seven
tecnth street west 10 II street north, Four
teenth street TO +, passing Willard's and tho
Ebbitt House. crossing Ninth street twhoro
transfers are given to the Sinth,street
TO Fifth street, to Louisiana avenue, passing
judiciary Square, city Hall, and Lincoln
Monument; Indiana avenue to g street, by
the Baltimore and Ohio depot to Delaware
avenue, to u street north to First street
east, thence along East Capitol street TO Lin
coin Park. Returning, same route going
west, except along New Jersey avenue and
Cars also leave The west front of tho State,
War and Navy Departments at convenient
Intervals, connecting with above line ut
Seventeenth und II streets.
Ninth street Branch-Stnrts at northern ter
minus Of seventh street west (whero II con.
meets with Silver Springs Branch, divorging
TO Ninth street, thence south passing
Mount Vernon Square, Masonic Temple,
Patent and Postonices at f. street Cwhcrc
transfers are given to main line east or
west), thence TO street, passing Centre
Market and Baltimore and Potomac Depot,
Sixth street TO Missouri avenue, to Fonr.
and.ahaif street, thence to the Arsenal
gate and steamboat wharycs, Potomac
River. Returning by same route.
Silver Springs Branoh-Starts from northern
terminus OF Nlnth.street Branch, following
Seventh street road, past Howard Univer-
sty and Schuetzon Park, to entrance to
grounds of Soldiers Home. Returning,
same route.
Columbia Railway-starts at Fifteenth street
west, southeast of Treasury Department,
along New York avenue to Its intersection
with Massachusetts, avenue at seventh
street.; thence on Massachusetts, avenue to
II street north, past the Government Print.
ing ONCE to Boundary. and beginning of
Baltimore turnpike and Benning's Bridge
road. Returning, same route.
North Capitol and Street Tor Belt) Railroad
Starts from Maryland avenue and Four
and-a.half street, thence east to First west,
north to q street, west TO Fourth street,
north to = street, west to Eleventh street,
south to l. street north. west to Fourteenth
street, south TO Ohio avenue, east to
Twelfth street. south to Virginia avenue
and east TO starting point. Returning. same
route, except passing east over U instead OF
y street,
This line also has short connecting roads run
ming to the Centre Market, Potomac river
steamboat wharves, Bureau of Engraving
and Printing. Washington Monument and
Eleventh and boundary.
Anacostia misunderstanding from foot OF
Seventh street, along street south,
past navy.yard gate. to Twelfth street east,
and over the Anacostia Bridge to Union
town and the Government Hospital for the
Insane. Returning, same route. Transfers
H. and from Avenue Line or seventh'strect
Branch Washington and Georgetown Rail
road, cents.
Hordic coaches are running from the Navy
Yard via Pennsylvania avenue to Twenty
second and q streets northwest. Fare, .
cents; six tickets for - cents. uorse'car
tickets are also received as fare.
HerdIc cabs are run TO any part OF the city
Fare, 25 cents, within l mile; 20 cents per
hour for one passenger; 81 per hour for
more than one. Stands, East Capitol fropt
and Pennsylvania avenue and Seventh
street northwest
The Parks.
Washington Circle Is at Twentythlrd street,
New Hampshire and Pennsylvania avenues,
and containing an equestrian statue of
Washington.
MCPHERSON Square is ut Vermont avenue, I,
X and Fifteenth streets, containing an
equestrian statue of General Mcpherson,
Farragut Square AT Connecticut avenue, |, X
and Seventeenth streets, containing statue
of Admiral Farragut.
Dupont Circle at New Hampshire Connect.
cut and Massachusetts avenues and Nine.
teenth street. holding the statue of Admiral
Dupont, This circle is In the heart Of the
most arlstocratic part of the city.
Scott Circle, at Rhode Island and Massachu-
setts avenues and Sixteenth street, contain.
ing an equestrian statue OF General Winfield
Scott,
Thomas Circle lies at the intersection Of Yer.
mont and Massachusetts, avenues and NJ
and Fourteenth streets. An equestrian
statue Of General George II. Thomas adorns
this the smallest of the circles.
Lilac Park, at l. and Twelfth streets and Mas
ii. md Cur plLrE NJ